lady25:

My baby gets it too. At first i was worried but when i read that it is nature's way of helping him develop his lungs i was excited. But anytime he gets it i cant help but drink water on his behalf

I feel you on the drinking water part, I just feel sorry for him when he is hiccuping
I assume he is in some kind of discomfort and I want to do something to help
I hope am wrong sha.

imurboss:


As in, you know that feeling when you think u're free from all the preggy wahala & just dress like a sisi dey go with shakara only to still be termed a preggy mama I feel sorry for myself! We're almost 2mths post partum so I have to wait until 3mths to start any exercise? World people will just kill me with their mouth

Yeah i know that feeling very well. Exercises will make those muscles firm again.

booqee:
i'm gonna take note of that..i need to experience everything experienceable in pregnancy (only positive and good ones ohh)..

How do you even know where the head is (apart from scan). Sorry for my many questions

Scan is the surest way to know though, I used scan that I did some time ago plus there are times I think I can feel certain parts with my hand if I touch my tummy. I think I felt his bumbum one day on the same level as ribs so I assumed d head is downwards in pelvic area.

If your belly is trim and you are a slim person you can also see the regular hiccup movement from your stomach. That's another way to know.

Awesomemama:


I feel what I think is hiccup atimes, but I don't feel it from where the head is.
Baby is head down already and it doesn't come from that region
Na only me waka come for this one?

Babies move and change position so maybe position of head is changing, it could actually be hiccups, how long does it last?

casler:

Please mama, Post the pic of the types and possibly how to get them, thanks.

Don't have any pictures, I remember a mama here who sells posted it a while back! Can't remember the moniker though.

Good morning mamas. Pls help me o! On my hospital list for baby, there is glucose in the list thats incase breastmilk doesn't flow immediately but in our antenatal classes the midwife told us not to use glucose for our baby bcus of the sugar content in it, that baby is so tender to start taking in sugar substance like that, so it brought to my question if formula is preferable and doesn't have sugar in it(as in is it as pure as breastmilk?). I'm doing my shopping I want to know the necessary one to get. Thank you as I anticipate your replies.

thotianna:


Babies move and change position so maybe position of head is changing, it could actually be hiccups, how long does it last?

Baby has been head down since Sep and doc said at this stage it will be difficult for baby to turn
It lasts for over 2mins, sometimes less
Felt it for over 2mins yesterday

HolySteph:
Good morning mamas. Pls help me o! On my hospital list for baby, there is glucose in the list thats incase breastmilk doesn't flow immediately but in our antenatal classes the midwife told us not to use glucose for our baby bcus of the sugar content in it, that baby is so tender to start taking in sugar substance like that, so it brought to my question if formula is preferable and doesn't have sugar in it(as in is it as pure as breastmilk?). I'm doing my shopping I want to know the necessary one to get. Thank you as I anticipate your replies.

Just buy it cos you never could tell how events will play out! Glucose is not only for baby you too might need it.

You may as well just offer formula instead of glucose if you don't want to.


NB all milk based product contain sugar either natural or artificial.

booqee:
yeahh but u know at this my stage (2nd trimester) the baby can still turn anywhere she likes at anytime.. so i thought there's a way u as the mother can know where the head is when ..

I found this online. I feel it should help...
Is your belly button popping out? Is your tummy a little flat? Do you feel a lot of kicks under your ribcage? Most likely your baby is facing your spine, and is in the anterior position. It’s also likely that those little knobs you’re feeling are his/her feet or knees. Also, your baby probably sticks his/her booty out a lot in this position.

Have you felt your baby have the hiccups yet? Hiccups are a good indication of what position your baby might be in. If you feel the hiccups low in your belly, then your baby is head down. If you feel his/her hiccups up high, then your baby is head up.

Do you feel a bulge/lump at the top of your belly? If so, try pushing on it lightly. If the lump you feel moves, but the rest of their body doesn’t, then most likely you just pushed on your baby’s little head. If you push on the lump/bulge and your baby shifts their whole body, then most likely your baby is head down, and you just pushed on their booty.

Head-down (cephalic) position

If you have a lump to the left or the right at the top of your tummy, try pressing gently on it. If you feel your baby's whole body move, it suggests that he's in a head-down position.

You may also notice that you feel his hiccups below your belly button.

His other movements may feel different depending on which way he's facing:

Anterior position (head down, with his back towards the front of your tummy). If your baby's in an anterior position, you're likely to feel movements under your ribs. Your belly button may pop out, too.
Posterior position (head down, with his back against your back). This position usually means you'll feel kicks right at the front of your tummy, generally around the middle. You may also notice that your tummy looks as though it's flattened out, rather than being a rounded shape.

Bear in mind that if your placenta is at the front of your bump (anterior placenta), it may mean you can't feel your baby's kicks at the front so well.

Bottom-down (breech) position

If your baby's in a bottom-down position, what you feel will depend on where his legs are, as well as whether he's posterior or anterior.

If his feet are up by his ears (frank breech), you may feel kicks around your ribs. But if he's sitting in a cross-legged position (complete breech), his kicks are likely to be lower down, below your belly button.

You may also be able to feel a hard, rounded lump under your ribs, which doesn't move very much. This is your baby's head, and it may, unfortunately, be quite uncomfortable for you.

If your breech baby is facing backwards though (anterior position), you may not feel quite so many movements. This is why it's important to get to know what's normal for your baby, rather than trying to compare with other women, whose baby may be lying differently.

Weldone Mama's.... Booqee hope you're much better now?

Congrats to all who have birthed their adorable ones... may they always make you proud.

PLS... how do I make toast bread? what are the things to put inside the bread? thank you....
cc: all mama's...

Liftedhands:
As long as its been up to 12weeks you delivered then you are good to go. There is one for cs mums too.

We're not up to 12wks though,4more wks to go but I'll still look out for it. Thanks sis

booqee:
im trying not to laugh..but this is so funny..

Unfortunately i have no idea for solution..but its part of motherhood

I don laugh myself tire but really it's not a funny smthg o when ur village are out to disgrace u

hunniesuzie:
Looool, I'm 9 months pp and my tummy is not quite there yet. I was told to use my pp belt when my stitches healed completely so I started before 3 months but no exercise till 3 months and light tummy exercises at that. You can gradually build up to hard core exercising by 6 months. I'm waiting to wean then I'll add dieting to it. With a CS delivery you have to be patient with yourself. For now enjoy the preggy benefits

This is not a good benefit as I'm not enjoying it at all, and I won't like it to still be this way by the time I resume I'm ready to do anything to achieve a flat tummy.....thanks

ElmaSpeed:


Yeah i know that feeling very well. Exercises will make those muscles firm again.

Thanks a lot .

casler:

Please mama, Post the pic of the types and possibly how to get them, thanks.

Congrats on ur LO.
Here are some pics of the Postpartum belt I have.

Emerald65:

Congrats on ur LO.
Here are some pics of the Postpartum belt I have.

U can chat me up on 09092172360
The belt is 6500 plus delivery.

Emerald65:

Congrats on ur LO.
Here are some pics of the Postpartum belt I have.

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lady25:

I found this online. I feel it should help...
Is your belly button popping out? Is your tummy a little flat? Do you feel a lot of kicks under your ribcage? Most likely your baby is facing your spine, and is in the anterior position. It’s also likely that those little knobs you’re feeling are his/her feet or knees. Also, your baby probably sticks his/her booty out a lot in this position.

Have you felt your baby have the hiccups yet? Hiccups are a good indication of what position your baby might be in. If you feel the hiccups low in your belly, then your baby is head down. If you feel his/her hiccups up high, then your baby is head up.

Do you feel a bulge/lump at the top of your belly? If so, try pushing on it lightly. If the lump you feel moves, but the rest of their body doesn’t, then most likely you just pushed on your baby’s little head. If you push on the lump/bulge and your baby shifts their whole body, then most likely your baby is head down, and you just pushed on their booty.

Head-down (cephalic) position

If you have a lump to the left or the right at the top of your tummy, try pressing gently on it. If you feel your baby's whole body move, it suggests that he's in a head-down position.

You may also notice that you feel his hiccups below your belly button.

His other movements may feel different depending on which way he's facing:

Anterior position (head down, with his back towards the front of your tummy). If your baby's in an anterior position, you're likely to feel movements under your ribs. Your belly button may pop out, too.
Posterior position (head down, with his back against your back). This position usually means you'll feel kicks right at the front of your tummy, generally around the middle. You may also notice that your tummy looks as though it's flattened out, rather than being a rounded shape.

Bear in mind that if your placenta is at the front of your bump (anterior placenta), it may mean you can't feel your baby's kicks at the front so well.

Bottom-down (breech) position

If your baby's in a bottom-down position, what you feel will depend on where his legs are, as well as whether he's posterior or anterior.

If his feet are up by his ears (frank breech), you may feel kicks around your ribs. But if he's sitting in a cross-legged position (complete breech), his kicks are likely to be lower down, below your belly button.

You may also be able to feel a hard, rounded lump under your ribs, which doesn't move very much. This is your baby's head, and it may, unfortunately, be quite uncomfortable for you.

If your breech baby is facing backwards though (anterior position), you may not feel quite so many movements. This is why it's important to get to know what's normal for your baby, rather than trying to compare with other women, whose baby may be lying differently.

Yeahh this is truly very helpful..cos i can relate with some of the positions and the feeling..

And i think i must have gotten those hiccups..i just thought they were another type of kicks at the time. thanks for the info

Liftedhands:
Don't have any pictures, I remember a mama here who sells posted it a while back! Can't remember the moniker though.

I think her moniker Na olatebony or something similar

Cc:casler!

Lilliesbud12:
Weldone Mama's.... Booqee hope you're much better now?

Congrats to all who have birthed their adorable ones... may they always make you proud.

PLS... how do I make toast bread? what are the things to put inside the bread? thank you....
cc: all mama's...

Thanks so much for asking..i'm doing fine.. i Hope you doing great yourself..

Lilliesbud12:
Weldone Mama's.... Booqee hope you're much better now?

Congrats to all who have birthed their adorable ones... may they always make you proud.

PLS... how do I make toast bread? what are the things to put inside the bread? thank you....
cc: all mama's...

For the toast bread thing..i have no special recipe, me i put a single or combination of whatever i crave inside it ranging from mashed sardine & butter, tuna, corned beef, butter, egg, cabbage, sausage, tomatos, pepper, ketchup, jam, greens, the list is endless.. depends on how you like to explore

esha01:
BA! BA!! BA!!!
Alhamdulillah Rabbil Alamin.
My prince charming made his grand entrance on d 22nd around 5pm weighing 3.8kg, through emergency cs.
D network in d hospital is very bad, just decided to log in now and luckily I can post.
Congrats to d mamas dat ve delivered their lo, to d remaining mamas, may u all deliver successfully.
Cc Cappo Anugod . Tnx for d mention.
Will submit my bs after leaving d hospital.

Congratulations Esha.
May Allah's rahma and Barka always be his.

imurboss:
Good morning all mamas it's been a while. Congratulations to all mamas that has just delivered and to those still waddling,may He grant you a supernatural one,amen. To my October team, how vigilante

Pls mamas that had CS how did we get back our flat tummies & how long did it take to achieve that. Just when I thought my tummy is going down, I decided to go to the market one weekend & when I joined the brt queue on my way back. People I met on the queue asked me not to join the queue but rather go to the front and board since I'm preggy & before I could explain myself others on the queue joined to say I don't need to stress myself by queing, I should just go straight to the front, I didn't even know whether to start crying or laughing sef but when they insisted i just accepted that i'm preggy & that was how i jumped queue that day o chai! Upon all the peppersoup & hot water I dey drink na ao my village people take embarass me that day o, abeg na only me waka come for this one,make una help una sis o

Lol....
I don't have any solutions, Just came in to laugh at you

booqee:
yeahh but u know at this my stage (2nd trimester) the baby can still turn anywhere she likes at anytime.. so i thought there's a way u as the mother can know where the head is when pressing ur tommy urself. I do press my tommy to check but i really don't know where the head or butt is..

Although sometimes one part will feel rock hard occasionally..i wonder if that's the head or butt..

Rock hard is head.

HolySteph:
Good morning mamas. Pls help me o! On my hospital list for baby, there is glucose in the list thats incase breastmilk doesn't flow immediately but in our antenatal classes the midwife told us not to use glucose for our baby bcus of the sugar content in it, that baby is so tender to start taking in sugar substance like that, so it brought to my question if formula is preferable and doesn't have sugar in it(as in is it as pure as breastmilk?). I'm doing my shopping I want to know the necessary one to get. Thank you as I anticipate your replies.

Personally I don't like glucose, especially for babies.
I'd advise you to buy the baby milk and ignore the glucose.

Lilliesbud12:
Weldone Mama's.... Booqee hope you're much better now?

Congrats to all who have birthed their adorable ones... may they always make you proud.

PLS... how do I make toast bread? what are the things to put inside the bread? thank you....
cc: all mama's...

U just totori my long throat now
For me o, I do beat egg and sardine together, then slice tomato, rodo and onion with it. I will then apply butter on d bread b4 putting the stuffs.......also u can add salt with little maggi while beating d egg and sardine, then grease the toaster with butter b4 putting ur bread, so it doesn't stick



More importantly, send mine wen u are through

Lilliesbud12:
Weldone Mama's.... Booqee hope you're much better now?

Congrats to all who have birthed their adorable ones... may they always make you proud.

PLS... how do I make toast bread? what are the things to put inside the bread? thank you....
cc: all mama's...

Depends on you.
I use vegetables like onions, tomato, pepper, sweet corn and green peas sparingly. The main stuffing are butter, eggs and or (fish,sausage or corned beef)
Or just plain with butter. I really like this one though.

So like Dunasy said, let's have a zone by zone cooking fiesta. I know it's coming pretty late.... Sorry.

So we have 6 geopolitical zones in Nigeria.
1. SouthSouth
2. South East
3. South West
4. North Central
5. North East
6. North West


So which geopolitical zone would you like to go first?
Please accompany each meal with
---- the recipe of the meal with both the native and English names of the ingredients
----the procedure
----a picmix of the ingredients and some of the procedure
---- picture of what the final product looks like.
(real pictures would be preferred but you can do internet pictures too)

The number of likes would determine the zone to go first to last. (please vote on subsequent posts)
If we can't start this week, we can move it to Next Week, depending on you guys.
Here goes

Voting ends by 10pm tonight

South South

South East

South West

North Central